Fayose’s insufferable political rascality, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Nigeria is at a crossroads – politically, economically and socially. There is no easy way out of the bind. You believe President Bola Tinubu’s preachment of ‘Renewed Hope’ at your own peril because blind trust is always a risky proposition. And that is what the administration wants Nigerians to do – trust blindly. They want […]
Insecurity: Have the chickens finally come home to roost?
By Ikechukwu Amaechi I AM always amused when some people pretend that they are surprised at the gory turn of events in Nigeria. Why? It was obvious to every discerning, dispassionate observer of Nigeria’s recent trajectory that the country will come to a pretty pass sooner than later. Yes, some delusional political leaders were acting as […]
Putting Nigeria together again will be hard
By Ikechukwu Amaechi CAN Nigeria ever be put together again? This is the question that concentrated my mind as I watched the tragi-comedy of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, shutting down a petition by some Nigerians in the Diaspora during plenary last Thursday. I must admit that there are die-hard […]
When an image maker becomes an image wrecker
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Last week, my friend and former colleague, Oguwike Nwachuku, responded to my article penultimate Thursday titled, “Uzodimma: The governor as a quisling.” Typically, Oguwike, media aide to Governor Hope Uzodimma, attacked my person, making baseless claims on what he described as my political affiliations, motive for my writings and presumed hatred for […]
Senator Adeyemi owes Ikpeazu, Abians an apology
By Ikechukwu Amaechi IT was the legendary Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who, in one of his smash hits “Beasts of No Nation”, told us about “animal talk”. The song was the first Fela wrote to critical acclaim after serving 20 months of a five-year prison sentence on dubious foreign currency smuggling charges during the military regime […]
From Kankara to Kagara, hypocrisy defines government
By Ikechukwu Amaechi ANYONE who watches the trending video of heavily armed bandits taunting Nigeria and its doddering leadership and emotionally assaulting passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority, NSTA, bus without feeling sorry for the country must be subhuman. The victims were abducted in the Yakila district of the Rafi Local Government Area of […]
